Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on comparable offerings of steers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate most of the day, Another day of sharp declines on the CME cattle boards carried over to Wednesday sale. Decent size crowd on hand comprised of mostly order buyers. Moderate to heavy rain across most of the state continues to delay planting but most areas should have good pasture grass as, long as the frost stays away on Friday. Near 530 head of slaughter cows included in the run.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.51/cwt on 1,223 head.

Average price

$144.51

1,223 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$181

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.76

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	157.95	920	149
Medium and Large 1	771	142.65	1,100	1,074

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about −$181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,223 hd

144.51

—

NE average3 barns · 2,678 hd

159.27

−14.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	123.96/cwt	123.50–124.25	1,144	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	158.12/cwt	150.00–160.75	1,123	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,052	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	124.81/cwt	124.25–131.00	1,117	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	121.19/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,007	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	726	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.06/cwt	156.00–158.25	829	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	149.94/cwt	142.75–151.50	870	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	161.90/cwt	161.50–162.25	803	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	129.33/cwt	127.75–130.50	1,071	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	126.32/cwt	123.50–134.00	994	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.75/cwt	136.00–142.75	950	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	135.39/cwt	131.00–139.50	983	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	909	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	713	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	711	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	149.30/cwt	143.00–156.50	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	462	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	772	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	985	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,059	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	935	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,099	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	135.51/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,129	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,006	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,197	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	169.99/cwt	165.00–184.00	726	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	899	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,163	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	171.71/cwt	170.25–176.50	920	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	143.60/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,117	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	160.52/cwt	159.50–165.00	986	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	992	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	872	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	152.67/cwt	152.50–153.00	954	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	178.30/cwt	176.00–188.00	683	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	146.89/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,040	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	953	22

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Wed May 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 3,167Last week 4,284Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	923	123.50–124.25	123.96
75	—	710	150.00–160.75	158.12
94	—	679	150.00–160.00	154.87
149	—	895	124.25–131.00	124.81
9	—	992	119.25	119.25
19	—	427	165.00–184.00	169.99
19	—	491	183.00	183.00
41	—	819	142.00	142.00
42	—	536	170.25–176.50	171.71
50	—	778	142.50–148.00	143.60
61	—	614	159.50–165.00	160.52
64	—	581	170.75	170.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	985	117.50	117.50
22	—	718	147.50	147.50
28	—	935	117.50	117.50
31	—	865	121.00	121.00
44	—	833	132.50–136.50	135.51
159	—	1,006	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	463	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	644	141.00	141.00
40	—	543	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	164.00	164.00
5	—	758	139.00	139.00
18	—	466	161.00	161.00
20	—	625	152.50–153.00	152.67
29	—	383	176.00–188.00	178.30
50	—	708	145.00–149.00	146.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	590	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	831	120.00–121.50	121.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	171.00	171.00
10	—	910	119.75	119.75
16	—	896	119.25	119.25
47	—	415	170.00–178.00	174.95
55	—	528	156.00–158.25	157.06
62	—	580	142.75–151.50	149.94
69	—	496	161.50–162.25	161.90
96	—	828	127.75–130.50	129.33
100	—	787	123.50–134.00	126.32
108	—	670	136.00–142.75	141.75
180	—	726	131.00–139.50	135.39
242	—	610	145.00–153.00	148.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	713	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	491	144.75	144.75
31	—	565	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	131.00	131.00
7	—	417	173.50	173.50
17	—	487	143.00–156.50	149.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	462	167.00	167.00

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